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About Dutee Chand
- Dutee Chand (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian professional sprinter and current national champion in the women's 100 metres event.
- She is the third Indian woman to ever qualify for the Women's 100 metres event at the Summer Olympic Games.
- However, in the 2016 Summer Olympics, her 11.69s in the preliminary round did not qualify her for the next round.
- In 2018, Chand clinched silver in women's 100m at the Jakarta Asian Games.
- It was India's first medal in this event since 1998.
- In 2019, she became the first Indian sprinter to win gold at the Universiade, clocking 11.32 seconds in the 100m race.Dutee is also India's first athlete to openly come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, when she spoke about being in a same-sex relationship in 2019.
